Prince Henry"The Navigator"
Between 300 and 1600, Ghana, Mali, and Songhai each dominated West Africa.
Ghana(peak 1200s)
The smallest of the three West African empires.
It didn't extend to the Atlantic coast.
Gold and mineral, salt($$$$$)
Mali(peak mid-1300)
Mali extended from the Atlantic to nearly a quarter of the way into the African continent.(Gained power of Ghana)
Gold, Copper, Salt, Spices, Ivory, Ostrich, Feathers, Slaves.
Timbuktu.
Songhai(peak1450)0
The largest of the three empires.
Covered most of the area included Ghana and Mali .
Ruled by King Sunni Ali, captured Timbuktu 1468.
Muslim(suicide bombers)
What was the importance of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai?
Europeans were interested in African people and their goods.
Controlled the trade in West Africa.
Hw did West African empires effect European trade?
Portuguese carried goods from Europe to West African empires.
Metals, cloth, and manufactured goods for GOLD!!!
Between 300 and 1600, Ghana, Mali, and Songhai each dominated West Africa.
It didn't extend to the Atlantic coast.
Gold and mineral, salt($$$$$)
Gold, Copper, Salt, Spices, Ivory, Ostrich, Feathers, Slaves.
Timbuktu.
Covered most of the area included Ghana and Mali .
Ruled by King Sunni Ali, captured Timbuktu 1468.
Muslim(suicide bombers)
Controlled the trade in West Africa.
Metals, cloth, and manufactured goods for GOLD!!!